2003
The Tertiary Structure and Backbone Dynamics of Human Prolactin
Keeler C, Dannies PS, Hodsdon ME. The Tertiary Structure and Backbone Dynamics of Human Prolactin. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2003, 328: 1105-1121. PMID: 12729745, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00367-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFour-dimensional heteronuclear NMR spectroscopyTertiary structureBackbone dynamicsFour-helical bundleN-terminal loopSecretory granulesHeteronuclear NMR spectroscopyExtrapituitary prolactinNMR relaxation phenomenaThird helixFirst helixSecond helixGolgi complexFunctional bindingHematopoietic cytokinesBundle topologyDiscrete structural differencesFemale reproductive systemHuman prolactinProlactin receptorReversible oligomerizationHelixShort loopsReproductive systemGrowth factor
1995
Biological activity and immunological reactivity of human prolactin mutants
Rhee H, Sun Z, Kim S, Goffin V, Martial J, Dannies P. Biological activity and immunological reactivity of human prolactin mutants. Endocrinology 1995, 136: 4990-4995. PMID: 7588233, DOI: 10.1210/endo.136.11.7588233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine 90Cystine loopBiological activityRat pituitary cell lineHuman PRLPituitary cell lineWild typeCertain fishPRL-3MutantsTryptophan fluorescenceCell linesMutationsFishT mutationCell assayPRL storageImmunological reactivityImmunological propertiesSerineConcentration of ureaActivityConservationSpacial requirementsLoop
1988
Estrogen induces accumulation of the mitochondrial ribonucleic acid for subunit II of cytochrome oxidase in pituitary tumor cells.
Van Itallie C, Dannies P. Estrogen induces accumulation of the mitochondrial ribonucleic acid for subunit II of cytochrome oxidase in pituitary tumor cells. Endocrinology 1988, 2: 332-7. PMID: 2837664, DOI: 10.1210/mend-2-4-332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell DivisionDNADNA, RecombinantElectron Transport Complex IVEnzyme InductionEpidermal Growth FactorEstradiolFemaleInsulinMaleMitochondriaMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HybridizationPituitary NeoplasmsProlactinRatsRats, Inbred StrainsRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsCytochrome oxidase II geneCytochrome oxidaseMitochondrial ribonucleic acidMitochondrial genomePituitary tumor cell lineEpidermal growth factorMRNA accumulationNumber of copiesTumor cell linesPituitary tumor cellsCell proliferationMRNACell linesRibonucleic acidMaximal inductionGenesGrowth factorGrowth ratePRL mRNA